Publisher's Synopsis
TJ is excited to reunite with his mother in the United States. He enjoyed living with his grandmother in Saint Lucia, a small island in the Caribbean Sea where his family is originally from, but he missed his mom very much. However, adapting to his new life in the U.S. would pose a few challenges for TJ.At his new school, TJ is confused by the latest "cool" trend in which the boys in his class wear sagging pants, and he gets teased by the other kids for wearing a uniform as he did in Saint Lucia. At first, TJ pleaded with his mom to allow him to wear regular clothes so he could fit in at school, but his mom insisted that he keep wearing his uniform to school. She even taught him a little about the history of sagging pants, and why they're really aren't so cool. She then challenged him to be a leader-not a follower, and advised him to lead by example.TJ took his mom's advice and decided that instead of trying to fit in, he would stand out by being himself and educating his classmates about why it's important that they pull up their pants and dress smartly. But would they listen?
